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Thanks for visiting! This blog began in 2009 to keep in touch with family/friends while I worked in Madagascar, finally repatriating in 2014. Would you believe me if I told you that my Canadian life has been crazier than that of the jungle life? Going into the 5th year in Canada, and Africa is calling me again. Who knows what will happen.

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Hmmm....how to start this without sounding like a
crazy. Well....I've always been...sensitive. Emotional.
Unpredictable. My feelings are strong & uplifting like an air balloon
ride or drown me like the fly in my drink. At some point in my life, I made sure that I was
SOOooo busy (work, training for some race, school, socializing, etc, etc), that
I didn't leave any room for my feelings. This technique worked SO awesome,
until it didn't. I have been on anti-depressants the majority of my life (and
have no shame in telling you - finally), but something was out of wack. Long
story short, pills weren't working, therapy wasn't working, personal
development wasn't working... and VERY long story long, things are now....starting to work out.

Maybe it came with age, maybe it came after years and years working on my
problems and myself...who cares. Things are changing faster than I can keep up
with. But...I'm haven't allowed myself to experience joy
the way tha…

Hey there.
Rememeber me? I used to the girl with a jet setting life, travelling the globe…
then adjusting to life in another province – which may as well be another
country, and then…I just stopped posting. I mean, who wants to read about my
life now? Most importantly….do I really want to spend the time to write about
my life….now?!? A divorcee
with her little dog… a boyfriend that she can’t quite decide what to make of…travelling
to crappy places only for work…boring job….little payback….yeah….I REALLY want
to spend the time and write about that life… I’ve
written about it here and there – but 2017 was Year of the Shit. I’m ask the
Chinese that the Year of the Shit to be included in the updated Chinese calendar….but
they won’t write back to me….

The Shit DepressionNew jobFamily Stress (like, worrying for 2
people’s lives)I think the
three issues do-see-do’ed around the year, repeating some sick dance sequence that
made for twelve months of roller coasters, meltdowns, and some pretty big…